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Every dentist and dental hygienist uses a variety of dental tools to clean, polish and repair teeth with. These instruments are expensive and need constant repair. If you are looking for a new career or a small business that requires little start up money then you may want to consider starting a repair business that focuses on the repair and maintenance of dental handpieces.
To start up your dental handpiece repair business you will first need to learn about the dental handpieces that you will be repairing. You can gain this information by simply reading the user’s manuals distributed by the manufacturers of dental equipment. These manuals can usually be found free of charge online.
The second step that you will need to take to set up your repair business is to learn basic maintenance and repair skills for dental handpieces. There are several low cost courses that you can take to learn the skills needed to maintain these tools. Some of the repair courses that you may want to look for include repairing air turbine motors and replacing dental ball bearings.
The final step for setting up your repair business for dental handpieces is to find customers. To help get the word out you will also want to design a brochure that lists your prices, repair services and information about your training. You can hand out these brochures to local dentists. You may also want to start by approaching your dentist or dental specialist. Having a business card can also help you to develop referral and repeat business.